Sometimes one may not want to dwell much into the current political situation in the country at this point in time, because there is time for every purpose. Therefore, some of us have made up our minds to put down our political pens and laptops for the time being and wait for time to come, especially who SLPP is going to choose as party presidential candidate. To challenge President Ernest Bai Koroma APC presidential choice comes 2018 presidential and parliamentarian elections.

Because there are many issues in the country that worth talking or writing about for now rather than politics, such asEbola survivors issue, how we as Sierra Leoneans will immensely contribute in rebuilding their lives, how we can also contribute to the agricultural sector in order to increase agricultural productivities in the country, how we can give our personal contributions to rescue the poor health care system in the country and our role in the country’s national security, howwe should also remind government about the reconstruction or maintenance of the dilapidated or unpainted governmentbuildings in the country, especially buildings like daily mail building, law court building, treasury building, police headquarters buildings, hospital buildings, ministerial building at George Street, old Foreign Affairs building and the streets with potholes and the cleaning of them and also the painting of ZEBRA CRSSING, traffic signs byauthorities concerned and how the corruption fight should not be a matter of government alone.

It was a historic moment in the history of the National Commission for Democracy (NCD) when its erudite Chairman Dr. Abubakar H. Kargbo,who has tutored in several universities in the country, onWednesday,July292015,receivedacertificateofmeritfromthe MediaAllianceforBusiness AdministrationandDevelopment.

The organization comprises journalists from both the print and electronic media in Sierra Leone. According to the citation on the Certificate of Merit, the award was “for Outstanding Performance in the Rebranding Process: in Democracy Development and for Remarkable Contribution to the Promotion of the Agenda for Prosperity in Sierra Leone”. The Agenda for Prosperity is a poverty reduction strategy aimed at human development which was introduced by President Ernest Bai Koroma during his two terms of reign in the poverty- stricken West African state.

The award ceremony took place on the 9th Floor of Youyi Building hosting the office of the NCD.Youyi Building hosts most of the ministerial offices in Freetown, the capital and seat of government.

GENEVA ¦ 31 JULY 2015 - Results from an interim analysis of the Guinea Phase III efficacy vaccine trial show that VSV-EBOV (Merck, Sharp &Dohme) is highly effective against Ebola. The independent body of international experts - the Data and Safety Monitoring Board – that conducted the review, advised that the trial should continue. Preliminary results from analyses of these interim data are published today in the British journal The Lancet.

"This is an extremely promising development," said Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization. "The credit goes to the Guinean Government, the people living in the communities and our partners in this project. An effective vaccine will be another very important tool for both current and future Ebola outbreaks."

While the vaccine up to now shows 100% efficacy in individuals, more conclusive evidence is needed on its capacity to protect populations through what is called “herd immunity”. To that end, the Guinean national regulatory authority and ethics review committee have approved continuation of the trial.

Koya, Aug. 1 (SLENA) -The circumstance that surrounds the eventual rescue of a commercial motor bike rider otherwise known as an Okada man from instant death can be better referred to as a ‘miraculous miracle’. There would have been no other way through which Mamadu Barrie the ‘Orkada Man’ could have survived from the cruel hands of his Pelion Rider. He was already helpless and bleeding profusely from the stab wounds that have been inflected on him. This is an incident that occurred in broad daylight, precisely at about 11 AM on Sunday 19th of July 2015, along the Songo / Mabang Highway.

What seemingly started as a kidnap plot by23- year old Musa Jalloh, resident of 57 Kissy Brook in Freetown, ended up in the rescue of an okada bike ride, Mamadu Barrie, from possible death.

According to report reaching the Sierra Leone News Agency, Musa Jalloh, now suspect in the matter, had hired the services of Mamadu Barrie to take him on his motor bike somewhere in Waterloo. MusaJalloh posed as a businessman who was going to conduct some transactions. They bargained for seventy thousand Leones (Le70,000.) for the trip and left.

Masiaka, Aug. 1(SLENA) - A new batch of traffic police officers has been posted to the Masiaka Police Station in a bid to minimize road accidents and ensure the maintenance of law and order along the main route that links the national capital of Freetown to the countryside.

Inspector Alfred Turay who has been the Head of Traffic Training and Investigations at the Central Police Station in Freetown, is the newly transferred District Traffic Officer (DTO) at the Masiaka Police Station. He succeeded Inspector KebieKoroma who now proceeds on transfer to Tombo in the Waterloo Rural District.

The new Team which assumed duty on 17th July 2015 would be responsible for traffic control from Guawama crossing to Gberray Bridge on one side and the Masiaka/ Kontha Line axis along the Bo highway on the other. It has a special mandate to focus particular attention on the Mile 38 Police Check Point.

Inspector Turay and his Team which comprised of one Inspector Barrie and other ranks from Freetownis charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the rate of road accidents in these areas is drastically reduced.

Editorial

2016 Global Peace Conference to be held in Freetown---as IPRA 50th Birthday confab ends in Istanbul

The 26th biennal conference of the Internatonal Peace Research Association (IPRA) is billed to take place in Freetown, Sierra Leone in November 2016, marking the second time Africa has hosted the conference since the founding of IPRA in 1964. This was announced following the re-election of the two IPRA Secretaries-general, Dr Ibrahim Seaga Shaw (pictured) and Dr Nesrin Kenar, who co-ordinated the 25th IPRA conference in Turkey, at the organisation’s administrative meeting on August 14 during the 25th IPRA conference in Istanbul to serve a second term of two years.

Business News

Following recent allegations made by some unidentified landowners claiming that AMR Gold Exploration Company has hired police and military officers to beat them up, the Deputy Regional Commander of Police, Northern Region, FrancisNyumaBundor has described the allegations as baseless and untrue.

The Chief Superintendent of Police told journalists in Makeni that, “the police are there to protect every one including AMR Gold exploration company and the landowners.”

He queried, how can the police, who is there to protect lives and property be violent against the people its provide security for. He said the allegation made by the self-styled landowners is not true, adding that his personnel are not violent and the people making the allegations have never approached the police management regarding unfair treatment by the police or hiring of police by AMR Gold

Media News

In a bid to maintain the relationship between the two institutions, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), has organized a one-day seminar for the Guild of Editors on the theme, “strengthening partnership with the media on the fight against corruption in Sierra Leone.”

Speaking at the opening ceremony held at the Hill Valley Hotel, at Signal Hill, in Freetown, ACC deputy commissioner, Shollay Davies, who doubled as the chairman of the program, said corruption is an epidemic that is responsible for the low standard of living of the people of Sierra Leone.

He also stated that the reason why they are partnering with the media is because they believe that media reports will provide valuable link to identifying corrupt cases.

Commentary

CPIE Holds 2nd Annual Teachers’ Workshop

Center for the Promotion of Inclusive Education in Sierra Leone (CPIE) was on Wednesday 22nd July 2015, held their 2nd Annual Teachers Training Workshop at the St. Anthony Catholic Church Conference Hall at Syke Street in Freetown.

The purpose of the workshop among other things geared towards the right of children with disabilities continues to be trampled upon and disregarded around the world.

CPIE is a registered non-profit entity that focuses on issues pertinent to inclusive education for students with disabilities such as the physical and epistemic accessibility of schools for the advocacy, parental orientation, teachers training development, collaboration with government and non-governmental agencies, and the provision of community education through the media and other forms of public engagement.

View Point

SLPP FLAGBEARERSHIP DIELMMA

Sometimes one may not want to dwell much into the current political situation in the country at this point in time, because there is time for every purpose. Therefore, some of us have made up our minds to put down our political pens and laptops for the time being and wait for time to come, especially who SLPP is going to choose as party presidential candidate. To challenge President Ernest Bai Koroma APC presidential choice comes 2018 presidential and parliamentarian elections.

Because there are many issues in the country that worth talking or writing about for now rather than politics, such asEbola survivors issue, how we as Sierra Leoneans will immensely contribute in rebuilding their lives, how we can also contribute to the agricultural sector in order to increase agricultural productivities in the country, how we can give our personal contributions to rescue the poor health care system in the country and our role in the country’s national security, howwe should also remind government about the reconstruction or maintenance of the dilapidated or unpainted governmentbuildings in the country, especially buildings like daily mail building, law court building, treasury building, police headquarters buildings, hospital buildings, ministerial building at George Street, old Foreign Affairs building and the streets with potholes and the cleaning of them and also the painting of ZEBRA CRSSING, traffic signs byauthorities concerned and how the corruption fight should not be a matter of government alone.

News - Press Release

Koya, Aug. 1 (SLENA) -The circumstance that surrounds the eventual rescue of a commercial motor bike rider otherwise known as an Okada man from instant death can be better referred to as a ‘miraculous miracle’. There would have been no other way through which Mamadu Barrie the ‘Orkada Man’ could have survived from the cruel hands of his Pelion Rider. He was already helpless and bleeding profusely from the stab wounds that have been inflected on him. This is an incident that occurred in broad daylight, precisely at about 11 AM on Sunday 19th of July 2015, along the Songo / Mabang Highway.

What seemingly started as a kidnap plot by23- year old Musa Jalloh, resident of 57 Kissy Brook in Freetown, ended up in the rescue of an okada bike ride, Mamadu Barrie, from possible death.

According to report reaching the Sierra Leone News Agency, Musa Jalloh, now suspect in the matter, had hired the services of Mamadu Barrie to take him on his motor bike somewhere in Waterloo. MusaJalloh posed as a businessman who was going to conduct some transactions. They bargained for seventy thousand Leones (Le70,000.) for the trip and left.

Society -Local News

Masiaka, Aug. 1(SLENA) - A new batch of traffic police officers has been posted to the Masiaka Police Station in a bid to minimize road accidents and ensure the maintenance of law and order along the main route that links the national capital of Freetown to the countryside.

Inspector Alfred Turay who has been the Head of Traffic Training and Investigations at the Central Police Station in Freetown, is the newly transferred District Traffic Officer (DTO) at the Masiaka Police Station. He succeeded Inspector KebieKoroma who now proceeds on transfer to Tombo in the Waterloo Rural District.

The new Team which assumed duty on 17th July 2015 would be responsible for traffic control from Guawama crossing to Gberray Bridge on one side and the Masiaka/ Kontha Line axis along the Bo highway on the other. It has a special mandate to focus particular attention on the Mile 38 Police Check Point.

Inspector Turay and his Team which comprised of one Inspector Barrie and other ranks from Freetownis charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the rate of road accidents in these areas is drastically reduced.

Development

Media Organization Puts Feather on Cap of NCD and Leader

It was a historic moment in the history of the National Commission for Democracy (NCD) when its erudite Chairman Dr. Abubakar H. Kargbo,who has tutored in several universities in the country, onWednesday,July292015,receivedacertificateofmeritfromthe MediaAllianceforBusiness AdministrationandDevelopment.

The organization comprises journalists from both the print and electronic media in Sierra Leone. According to the citation on the Certificate of Merit, the award was “for Outstanding Performance in the Rebranding Process: in Democracy Development and for Remarkable Contribution to the Promotion of the Agenda for Prosperity in Sierra Leone”. The Agenda for Prosperity is a poverty reduction strategy aimed at human development which was introduced by President Ernest Bai Koroma during his two terms of reign in the poverty- stricken West African state.

The award ceremony took place on the 9th Floor of Youyi Building hosting the office of the NCD.Youyi Building hosts most of the ministerial offices in Freetown, the capital and seat of government.

A little over a year ago, we were attacked by an evil new enemy called Ebola. We did not understand this enemy, most of the world did not understand this enemy, and all of us did not see it coming to this part of the world. This vicious enemy brought about the death of over 3500 of our compatriots, stopped our economic growth, and reversed many of our gains in the health system. Farms were neglected; markets abandoned; trade and travel contracted; fiscal balances weakened; revenue decreased; and expenditure shut up to combat the disease.